Top Flite TOPA1000 - Manual (Page 5)

ASSEMBL
Y
Use a model co
v
e
ring iron to tightly shr
ink the
co
v
e
ring on the model as required.
Be sure all
seams are tightly sealed. Prepare the
Wing
❏
1.
Loosen the scre
w that holds the bellcr
ank in place
.
Inser
t the ele
va
tor pushrod into the middle hole in the
bellcr
ank as sho
wn in the photo
.
Remo
ve
the scre
w
,
then reinstall it with a drop of thread loc
ker
.
❏
2.
The ply bellcr
ank hatch is attached with tw
o
small w
ood scre
ws
.D
rill a 1/16”
[1.6mm] pilot hole f
o
r
each scre
w
.
Enlarge the holes in the hatch with a
3/32”
[2.4mm] dr
ill bit.
Mount the hatch with tw
o small
w
ood scre
ws
.
Note
:
Only one side of the hatch is secured with
scre
ws
.
The other end slides under the fuselage
.
Mount the Engine and
T
ank
❏
1.
P
osition the engine on the fuselage and mar
k
the location of the mounting holes f
or the engine
.The
Great Planes Dead Center hole locator (GPMR8130) w
o
rks w
e
ll f
or this
.
D
rill 1/8”
[3.2mm] holes at the
mar
ks
.
Mount the engine to the fuselage with f
our 4-
40 x 1" [25mm] machine scre
ws
, loc
k w
ashers
, flat
w
ashers and he
x n
uts
.
The cutout f
or the engine is
siz
ed f
or an O
.S
.
.25 LA-S engine
.
If y
ou are using a
diff
erent engine
, y
ou ma
y need to adjust the cutout.
Note
:
F
our e
xtr
a flat w
ashers are included and can
be used to estab
lish some out-thr
ust on the engine
as in the abo
v
e
photo
.
Out-thr
ust will help increase
flying line tension. Caution
:
Be sure y
ou are mounting the engine on the
right side of the fuselage
.The top of the fuselage has a
flat area on it f
or mounting the hor
iz
ontal stabiliz
er
.Note
also the white arro
w shape in the co
ve
ring on the top of
the fuselage just aft of the engine
.
Note
:
An R/C engine can be used if the carb
uretor
ar
m is held in the full throttle position with some type
of linkage
.
(not supplied)
❏
2.
Mak
e
an
y needed adjustments to the v
ent tubes on
the fuel tank so the
y do not interf
ere with the engine
.
❏
3.
Mount the fuel tank to the model using the supplied
str
ap and tw
o large w
ood scre
ws
.
Mak
e sure that the
tank will clear the wing when it is installed.
❏
4.
Install the fuel line (not included) from the tank
to the engine
.
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